Woodland Crafts in Britain: An Account of the Traditional Uses of Trees and Timbers in the British Countryside |
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... wooden spades may be cut by revolving a curved knife on the lathe itself , and holding the piece of wood that is to be hollowed , fixed in a suitable clamp , against this spinning knife . Chair legs that are square at one or both ends ...
... wooden spades may be cut by revolving a curved knife on the lathe itself , and holding the piece of wood that is to be hollowed , fixed in a suitable clamp , against this spinning knife . Chair legs that are square at one or both ends ...
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... wood ( Welsh masarn ) , and the wooden loving cups . In wassail bowls , drinks such as punch were mixed , and ladled out with a wooden ladle into individual drinking vessels . Amongst these latter there may be mentioned the High- land ...
... wood ( Welsh masarn ) , and the wooden loving cups . In wassail bowls , drinks such as punch were mixed , and ladled out with a wooden ladle into individual drinking vessels . Amongst these latter there may be mentioned the High- land ...
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... wood formerly made at Tunbridge Wells in Kent . It involved the construction of a solid pattern running right through a block of wood . In its simplest form , a chequerboard pattern of black and white , this was produced as follows ...
... wood formerly made at Tunbridge Wells in Kent . It involved the construction of a solid pattern running right through a block of wood . In its simplest form , a chequerboard pattern of black and white , this was produced as follows ...
Contents
WOODLANDERS | 1 |
TREE FELLING AND TIMBER HAULING | 5 |
THE CRAFTWORK OF TIMBER CONVERSION | 12 |
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